Solar Installations in the United States


Sarah Unbehaun
May 2018

The Data

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Feature Importance

Based on Random Forest regression

Top predictors:

  • Population
  • Number of small buildings
  • Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI)
  • Average cost per watt

Other predictors:

  • Median Income
  • Percent democratic votes, 2004, 2008 and 2012
  • Electricity price
  • Area in square miles
  • Percent of small buildings suitable for solar
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Questions?